Season ticket holders at CB Smith Reserve haven’t watched many wins this season, with Moreland Zebras decaying in the 13th position. The guesting Melbourne City II will hope to shield their higher league position in this one.
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals (24) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Melbourne City II have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Victoria Premier League 2
Relegation threatens Moreland who should definitely be looking for some points here. For Melbourne City II most of the excitement is over as they will neither be promoted or relegated this season.
There should be plenty of energy on the pitch in this game, as both sides have had time to recuperate from their last game. Let's hope both teams are ready to give it all.
Moreland Zebras form and stats
With 3 Victoria Premier League 2 wins, 3 draws and 6 defeats from their home games, Moreland Zebras are certainly not brimming with confidence. Two draws in a row at home now for Moreland Zebras.
In their previous game, the manager Amicis led his Moreland to a defeat away at Manningham United Blues. The manager is hoping to put things right immediately here at CB Smith Reserve. As you can tell by the result above, the goals flowed freely in the previous game and the stadium rocked. Could there be another goal fest today?
Preceding that game was the home draw versus Western United II that ended 1-1.The home team are moderate favourites in this game. How does Moreland Zebras handle that role? We have found 4 games in our database similar to this one, based on the home odds. The stats for these games are 3 wins, 0 draws and 1 defeat.
Moreland aren't scoring a lot here at CB Smith Reserve in the league, with only {10 goals} from 12 games. Defensively it’s touch-and-go for the home team as 18 goals have been conceded. There's been improvement defensively lately, as only 1 of these goals has been conceded in their last three home matches.
Melbourne City II form and stats
The story so far for the visiting team, who have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Victoria Premier League 2, on their Victoria Premier League 2 travels is 7 wins, 1 draw and 4 defeats. Winning streaks in away matches are not that common, but Melbourne City II are close to a proper streak after winning their two previous away games.
Melbourne City II might have something to prove in this game as they lost at home in their previous match. Langwarrin proved too strong as Melbourne City II slumped to a 1-5 defeat in front of their own fans. That loss was their first after three consecutive league rounds winning points. Melbourne lost the plot completely in their previous game, as mentioned above. They need to recover quickly from that 1-5 beating and focus on this one.
Preceding that match was the 4-4 draw at home vs Werribee City.Goal hungry football fans should note that 19 of this club's 24 latest league games have ended with at least three goals.
The Melbourne City II manager has got the team scoring on the road, with 28 away goals in 12 league matches. As for defending, Melbourne City II rarely keep clean sheets as they have conceded 19 goals from these away matches.
Head 2 Head
The teams have played each other previously this season, with the result Melbourne City II - Moreland 3-2 written in the official records. As for the last two games between these two teams, there's one Moreland Zebras victory, zero draws and one Melbourne City II win. Over/under statistics; two of these games ended with three goals or more, zero matches with two goals or less.
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| Moreland Zebras | Melbourne City II | ||||||
| Total | Home | vs | Statistics | Stat | vs | Away | Total |
| 24 | 12 | 4 | Played | P | 4 | 12 | 24 |
| 7 | 3 | 1 | Won | W | 2 | 7 | 10 |
| 5 | 3 | 1 | Drew | D | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 12 | 6 | 2 | Lost | L | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 24 | 10 | 2 | Scored | S | 12 | 28 | 49 |
| 35 | 18 | 4 | Conceded | C | 8 | 19 | 51 |
| 92% | 92% | 75% | Over 0.5 | O 0.5 | 100% | 100% | 100% |
| 67% | 58% | 25% | Over 1.5 | O 1.5 | 100% | 92% | 92% |
| 33% | 33% | 25% | Over 2.5 | O 2.5 | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 25% | 25% | 25% | Over 3.5 | O 3.5 | 75% | 50% | 54% |
| 17% | 17% | 0% | Over 4.5 | O 4.5 | 75% | 42% | 42% |
| 46% | 50% | 25% | BTTS | BTTS | 100% | 75% | 79% |
| 29% | 25% | 50% | Clean Sheets | C S | 0% | 8% | 4% |
| 33% | 33% | 50% | Failed to Score | F T | 0% | 17% | 17% |
| 6 | 6.3 | 7.2 | Corners for (avg) | C F | 6 | 5.1 | 4.1 |
| 3.4 | 2.6 | 2.8 | Corners against (avg) | C A | 4.2 | 5.3 | 4.4 |
| 2.2 | 2.2 | 1.5 | Yellow cards (avg) | Y C | 1.8 | 1.6 | 1.5 |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | Red cards | R C | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 10.5 | 10 | 7.8 | Shots (avg) | S ( | 11.8 | 11.8 | 10 |
| 4 | 3.9 | 2 | Shots on Target (avg) | S O | 6.2 | 5.7 | 4.8 |
| 25% | 21% | 25% | Goal Efficiency | G E | 48% | 41% | 43% |
| 9.9 | 11.6 | 11 | Shots against (avg) | S A | 11.2 | 12.9 | 10.5 |
| 4.4 | 5 | 3.8 | Shots on Target against (avg) | S O | 5.5 | 5.4 | 4.8 |
- Melbourne City II have scored more than double the goals of Moreland Zebras.
- Melbourne City II have the fewest clean sheets (1) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Melbourne City II have the most scored goals (28) away in Victoria Premier League 2
- Melbourne City II have won significantly more corners away than at home.
- Melbourne City II haven’t played a single 0-0 game.
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest conceded goals in the first half (7) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest matches over the total-line (8) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest points from losing position (0) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals (10) at home in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals (24) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals in the first half (10) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the fewest scored goals in the second half (14) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have the most matches under the total-line (16) in Victoria Premier League 2
- Moreland Zebras have won at least twice as many corners as they have conceded at home.
| Total | Home | Away | |||||||||||||||||||
| # | Team | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | MP | W | D | L | F | A | +/- | P |
| 1 | Dandenong City | 24 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 40 | 28 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 25 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 | 17 | 12 | 43 |
| 2 | Western United II | 24 | 13 | 3 | 8 | 42 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 15 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 11 | 16 | 42 |
| 3 | Kingston City | 24 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 47 | 35 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 16 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 19 | 12 | 41 |
| 4 | Manningham United Blues | 24 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 49 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 24 | 21 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 25 | 22 | 6 | 38 |
| 5 | Northcote City | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 40 | 36 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 23 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 4 | 36 |
| 6 | Eastern Lions | 24 | 11 | 3 | 10 | 35 | 37 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 25 | -2 | 36 |
| 7 | Preston Lions | 24 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 34 | 32 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 19 | 14 | 2 | 35 |
| 8 | Bulleen Lions | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 44 | 36 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 31 | 14 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 8 | 33 |
| 9 | Melbourne City II | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 49 | 51 | 12 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 32 | 12 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 19 | -2 | 33 |
| 10 | Langwarrin | 24 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 55 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 24 | 30 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 24 | 25 | -7 | 32 |
| 11 | Werribee City | 24 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 43 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 25 | -5 | 30 |
| 12 | Brunswick City | 24 | 8 | 3 | 13 | 29 | 41 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 14 | 19 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 15 | 22 | -12 | 27 |
| 13 | Moreland Zebras | 24 | 7 | 5 | 12 | 24 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 18 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 17 | -11 | 26 |
| 14 | Pascoe Vale | 24 | 7 | 2 | 15 | 32 | 53 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 26 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 7 | 17 | 27 | -21 | 23 |
